An authentic peek inside my brain. 35 ideas capturing my attention as I turn 35.

Want an inside look at what someone else is thinking about as mid-life hits?

David Hewlett
10 min readJul 11, 2022
Photo by Kasturi Roy on Unsplash.
  1. Only a few things matter. Focus on those and let the rest slide.
  2. Love is the most important thing you can do today. It isn’t earning money, entertaining yourself, or taking a step toward achieving your goals. Those around us, partners, family, friends, any human we bump into along the way…loving them is paramount.
  3. That Situation happening right now in your story will change. Don’t get too attached to it; hold it with an open hand. That goal, project, aspiration, career, group of friends…the most natural part of life is change. It’s up to us to accept that reality and move with the seasons instead of clinging to a situation on its way out.
  4. What we do any day is what we do every day. That is to say, our lives are built from how we spend our days. If you love how you craft your days, chances are you will love the life you build. Did you adore your week? This month?
  5. Hope is one of the most important resources to cultivate. — They didn’t tell us this in school, but they taught us cursive for some reason. We live in an unprecedented era in which so many elements of the world seem…

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David Hewlett

Storyteller, adventurer, and trampoline enthusiast who loves to ask and discover answers to the question: How can I craft the best story possible with my life?